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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70393</law_id><section_number>54.1-201.1</section_number><catch_line>Issuance of temporary licenses and certifications</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a temporary license or certification to any applicant who holds a comparable license or certification issued by another state, provided (i) the license or certificate is valid, (ii) the applicant is in good standing with the regulatory entity that issued the license or certification, and (iii) the applicant simultaneously submits a completed application for a Virginia license or certification. <a id="paragraph-254058" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-201.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any person who receives a temporary license or certification pursuant to this section shall be subject to the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the issuing regulatory board. <a id="paragraph-254059" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-201.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any license or certification issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of issuance and may not be renewed. <a id="paragraph-254060" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-201.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, cc. 260, 280.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
